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Hierz
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Luxembourgish
lb:
Etymology
lb goh gmw-pro 2
From lb gmh hirz, from lb gem-pro *herutaz deer. lb Hirsch deer, from Standard German. Cognate with nl hert, en hart. The contemporary sense is from shortening either of the synonym given below (which is literally “doe, female deer”) or of a form such as lb *Hierzkiewerlek (cf. de Hirschkäfer).
Pronunciation
lb [hiə̯t͡s]
Noun
m
stag beetle
lb Hierzefrächen
lb Hirsch deer, stag